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IDBI Bank: A dilemma of 'parallel sales' in the Indian financial sector

A buyer of the government's stake will have to contend with simultaneous market sales by the other major shareholder, LIC

Decoded: Why Supreme Court wants oxygen policy revised amid Covid-19

LMO, or medical grade oxygen, is not usually a controlled product but because of the pandemic, the Centre assumed the powers to direct supply from all producers

Tactician for all seasons: Where is Prashant Kishor heading next?

In his engagements with the big leaguers, Kishor could have got anything for the asking if only he was more tactful with the bosses

Jhatka-nomics: Non-halal meat movement is going mainstream in India

India primarily exports meat to West Asia, where halal certification is mandatory. So, jhatka entrepreneurs are counting on India's demographics, which present a huge captive market for their product

Decoded: What is the 'Mumbai Model' of Covid management that court lauded?

A step that Mumbai hospitals implemented on the task force's recommendations was ways to optimise the use of oxygen

Ken-Betwa interlinking project likely to have disastrous consequences

Project is a part of PM's development package for drought-prone Bundelkhand region

Manned missions on the agenda: Space odyssey in reusable rockets

SpaceX has successfully demonstrated its ability to design and build reusable rockets

Banks using unseen digital cash could bring down fees on foreign transfers

Blockchain technology used between banks to settle claims could significantly lower the cut taken from customers

Parekh brings Infosys back to a position where it is bagging large deals

Analysts across the segment agree that Parekh's presence and focus on recharging the company has worked

Crisis will end depending on how the virus and we behave: K Srinath Reddy

We should try and contain the transmission by ensuring that we go out wearing a mask and keep away from ill-ventilated places, says K Srinath Reddy

India's e-scooter manufacturers hope to ride out Covid-19 pandemic

Manufacturers are aiming higher on the back of encouraging initial demand

Covid-19 second wave: Can India find a way out of its health nightmare?

The health system in India has broken down, with scarcities in everything from hospital beds to oxygen, says Virologist Shahid Jameel in an interview with Bobby Ghosh

Return of the prodigal: Adman Goyal is back with acquisition of Rediffusion

Sandeep Goyal has his hands full after acquiring Rediffusion, India's oldest ad agency. While the pandemic isn't making life easy, the veteran appears ready for the challenge

Second wave of coronavirus pandemic: What RBI can do to help

Unless the Reserve Bank comes forward and helps banks to handhold the MSME borrowers, bad loans will swell in the September quarter

Beyond the bottom line: The journey of newsmaker Deepinder Goyal

In FY21, the founder & CEO of Zomato took a steep pay cut from an annual Rs 3.5 crore to Rs 1.6 crore and waived his salary for 36 months starting April 1, 2021

Amid Covid-19 pandemic, India's insurance sector has seen contrarian growth

The industry has outperformed its global peers, but mostly by exiting the bottom of the pyramid

What's behind Adani group's meteoric rise on the stock exchanges?

The jump in market capitalisation in the past year is not matched by its financial performance

Covid helps reinvent roles for Avanti Learning Centres, discover true path

The pandemic experience has been transformational for Avanti. Avanti Fellows, the not-for-profit, now runs programmes in over 300 government schools

Building for scrap: Does India have the capacity to handle this?

Creating the capacity to scrap vehicles in the volumes required to make a significant dent in vehicular pollution will be a tough ask

Adrift in April

Low employment rates and low labour participation rates leave enough people free to participate in endless political rallies and mammoth religious congregations